Lupita Nyong’o Shines in Metallic Makeup: How to Add Impact to a Neutral Palette

Considering her penchant for bold splashes of color and the occasional statement hairpiece, Lupita Nyong’o’s head-to-toe neutral palette at the Sindika Dokolo Art Foundation dinner in London last night was a lesson in elegant restraint. Which is not to say that the actress and Lancôme ambassador’s pared-down makeup tones lacked impact: A glimmering wash of silver-threaded charcoal shadow made for a fresh take on the smoky eye, while a slick of caramel gloss offered another light-catching point of interest to offset her black silk Fitriani dress. Still, it may have been her slim jeweled headband, worn over the crown of her close crop, that brought out Nyong’o’s best asset: her supernaturally glowing skin.